The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office uses traffic enforcement to encourage safety through education. We blogged about our continual effort involving education, engineering and enforcement in December (you can read about it by clicking here). The Traffic Unit spends extra time each week focusing on the top crash locations as determined by our Intelligence Unit. This... Continue Reading →
Click it or Ticket Campaign – Buckle Up, Charlotte County!
CCSO will be participating in the Florida DHSMV Click it or Ticket Campaign, which runs from March 1 - March 14. The safety belt is your vehicle’s best safety feature, but it only works if you use it! Wearing your seat belt in Florida became a primary offense with The Dori Slosberg and Katie Marchetti... Continue Reading →
Traffic Stop for Tag Light Leads to Methamphetamine, Warrant Arrests
A traffic stop for a simple equipment violation led to two arrests and a criminal citation for the three occupants of the vehicle on Friday evening. On January 19, in the area of Harborview Road and Cortez Street, a Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Gold Chevrolet for an inoperable tag light. The driver... Continue Reading →
The Selection of Locations for Special Traffic Enforcement
Each week, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office releases a list entitled ‘Special Traffic Enforcement Locations’. These locations, divided into intersection and speed enforcement, will receive extra patrol from the Traffic Unit as a team throughout the stated week. Intersection enforcement is primarily based on crash statistics. Locations for speed enforcement are selected after a speed... Continue Reading →